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Silent Hill is a 1999 survival horror game developed by Konami for the PlayStation. The game was successful enough to receive sequels, a prequel, and various tie-in media. A 70-page graphic novel adaptation was set to be released in November 1999, and even received an ISBN code (978-1903286005). The comic was written by Jon Murphy and penciled by Neil Googe. Despite being finished and getting advertised in a product catalog, the comic was never released.

On his DeviantArt account, Googe posted a picture of the comic while the description of the post goes into the history behind his involvement with it.

During 2021, a Lost Media Wiki user had managed to get into contact with Googe who revealed that the comic was originally stored on a CD and states that the comic is lost due to the CD's having disappeared. He states the comic was cancelled due to a conflict with Konami and it's European branch although he stated he was only given a basic summary by his cilent. He also revealed that the comic was going to be published as part of a special edition of Silent Hill 2 as well as having a standalone release.

Despite the comic not being released, some snippets of the final product have been posted on the internet. The Silent Hill fansite Silent Hill Memories contains the most content from the comic on the internet and the European product catalog that originally revealed the comic to the public.

The found scenes are shown to be directly based on moments in the Silent Hill video game, such as the scene where protagonist Harry Mason is almost shot by supporting character Michael Kaufmann.